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v. [tr.]
1.
join (something) to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount:
a new wing was added to the building
[intr.]
this development added to the problems facing the staff. ∎ [intr.] (add up)
increase in amount, number, or degree:
watch those air miles add up! ∎
put or mix (an ingredient) together with another as one of the stages in the preparation of a dish:
add the flour to the eggs. ∎
put (something) in or on something else so as to improve or alter its quality or nature:
chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria. ∎
contribute (an enhancing quality) to something.
2.
put together (two or more numbers or amounts) to calculate their total value:
they added all the figures up
[intr.]
children learned to add and subtract. ∎ [intr.] (add up to)
amount to:
this adds up to a total of 400 calories |
fig. these isolated incidents don't add up to a true picture of the situation. ∎ [intr.] (add up) inf.
seem reasonable or consistent; make sense:
many things in her story didn't add up.3.
say as a further remark:
we would like to add our congratulations.

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